Pat Battenberg:
CLASS OF 1980
Duncanville High SchoolClass of 1980
Duncanville, TX
Pat's Story
COMMAND CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT PAT BATTENBERG
Chief Battenberg was born in 1962 in the US Naval Station Hospital, Agana, Guam, and graduated high school from Duncanville High School in Texas where he excelled in track and field and won district champ in the pole vault. He also lettered as both a swimmer and diver on his High School swim team. He enlisted in the Air Force in February 1982 and completed basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. He has served as a Command Chief, administrative specialist, information manager, and as an executive staff support specialist in several diverse duty assignments, including Space Command, NATO, NORAD, HQ Strategic Air Command, HQ Pacific Air Forces, the Joint Strategic Targeting Planning Staff and on the Air Staff and in the Office of the Secretary of Defense at the Pentagon. His overseas assignments included Japan, Germany, and Hawaii. Chief Battenberg arrived at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland in August 2008 as the Command Chief Master Sergeant for the 79th Medical Wing and Senior Air Force Enlisted Leader and for the Joint Tactical Forces Capital Medical Region. His responsibilities included the health, morale, welfare, and the proper utilization of over 900 enlisted personnel assigned and was the Air Force's single medical voice for planning and implementing Air Force and joint solutions within the Nation’s Capital Region. Chief Battenberg’s final assignment was as the Command Chief Master Sergeant, Air Force District of Washington, Andrews AFB, MD from 2009 to November 2011. As the Senior Enlisted Advisor for all Air Force enlisted matters and complex issues he was responsible for over 40,000 Air Force personnel assigned within the National Capital Region and 36 countries around the world. He planned and executed Presidential inaugurations, emergency responses and State Funerals. In addition, he served on the Strategic Enlisted Board of Directors formulating Enlisted Air Force-level policies and was responsible for managing Air Force’s $10.8 million Quality of Life fun...Expand for more
ds for Air Force Airmen throughout the world. Pat married his wife Sherry Lynn Whorley from Clifton Forge, VA, who also served in the Air Force, while attending Technical Training at Keesler AFB, MS in 1982. Chief Battenberg’s career spanned over 30 years while serving his country. He was awarded the Legion of Merit for his long service.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. Technical Training for Administrative School, Keesler, MS
2. February 1983 - May 1986, Group Orderly Room Specialist, 6920ESG, Misawa AB, Japan
3. May 1986 - December 1988, NCOIC, Electronic Combat Division, HQ SAC and JSTPS, Offutt AFB, NE
4. December 1988 - December 1991, NCOIC, Nuclear Weapons Employment Division, NATO School, Oberammergau, Germany
5. January 1992 - April 1992, NCOIC, NORAD Command Center Current Operations, Cheyenne MTN, CO
6. April 1992 - September 1993, Chief, Information Management, HQ NORAD/B, Peterson AFB, CO
7. September 1993 - October 1994, Chief, Information Management, 21st Operations Group, Peterson AFB, CO
8. October 1994 - October 1997, Executive Support Supervisor for the Secretary of Defense, Pentagon.
9. October 1997 - July 1999, Executive Assistant to the Deputy Asst. Secretary of AF (Budget), Pentagon
10. July 1999 - July 2003, Chief, Executive Services, HQ Pacific Air Forces, Hickam AFB, HI
11. July 2003 - December 2004, Wing Superintendent, 95th Air Base Wing, Edwards AFB, CA
12. December 2004 - June 2006, Command Chief, 95th Air Base Wing, Edwards AFB, CA
13. June 2006 - August 2008, Command Chief, 311th Human Systems Wing, Brooks City-Base, TX
14. August 2008 - Present Command Chief, 79th Medical Wing, Andrews AFB, MD
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
The Legion of Merit
Airman's Medal for Noncombat Heroism
Defense Meritorious Service Medal (2)
Meritorious Service Medal (6)
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal (2)
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Good Conduct Medal (7)
Defense Service Medal with one device
Global War on Terrorism-Support Medal
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
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